Improvement in sulky-plows



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JOSEPH M. PAYNE, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SULKV-PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 181,200, dated August15, 1876; application filed May 27, 1876.

[[0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH M. PAYNE, of Dallas, in the county of Dallasand State of Texas, have invented a new and valuable Improvement inSulky Flows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a side elevation of mysulky-plow, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

My invention relates to sulky-plows; and the nature of my inventionconsists in devices for hanging a plow outside of the wheels, in adraft-beam supported by links at both ends, and in auxiliary devices,substantially'as set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, A A designate the wheels, and B an axleonwhich they turn, and to which is rigidly secured a reach, 0, that endsin a tongue, 0, and carriesa sea-t, D, for the driver. E E arecrossbars, which are bolted or otherwise rigidly secured to the reach 0in front and behind, and supported at or near their ends by angularbracerods F F, that are secured to the under side of axle B.

At one end of each one of cross-bars E E (preferably that on the rightside of the vehicle) is loosely hung a plow-beam, G, which and plow I.The means of suspension consist (at the forward end of the beam G) in abracket, 0, secured to the end of front crossbar E, a pair of plates, gg, secured to the sides of beam G at the end thereof, and ending in lipsg and a link or swinging bar, h, which connects bracket 0 loosely withplates 9 g. Link-bar h is constructed with a series of perforations,whereby the front end of the plow-beam may be adjusted at a higher orlower level, as desired.

The rear end of plow-beam G is suspended in a stirrup, K, which isprovided with an upend Zof bent operating-lever L. Saidfioperating-lever is pivoted in sleeves m to back cross-bar E. Lever Lat all times supports the rear end of plow-beam G, and, in addition,

it may be employed either to raise the plow nearerto the surface,thereby making a more shallow furrow, or to lift it quite clear of theground, and so prevent it from operating. These results are effected bypressing with more or less force upon the long arm l of lever L. Atoothed segment or equivalent device may be attached to the reach 0 tohold arm 1 in any of these adjustments.

On the rear end of plow-beam G, on the upper side thereof, is secured aspring, 0, which bears against the inside of stirrup K, as shown, andoperates to force the plow down with a yielding pressure, so as toprevent injury when any obstacle is struck, and to enable the apparatusto accommodate itself to inequalities of the ground. Immediately belowspring 0, on the under side of plow-beam G, is secured a loop or staple,g the office of which is to limit the vertical play of the rod whichconstitutes the bottom of stirrup K. Spring 0 is thereby prevented frombeing strained or compressed too far. I have shown a flat springattached to the plow-beam at one end; but a spiral, helical, elliptical,or any other suitable form of spring may be substituted therefor withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

On one side of plow-beam G, near the front end thereof,.is loosely hungdraft-rod P, to the outer end of which is pivoted, by the middle,

the vertical piece 1). This piece 19 is linked at either end topivotedclips g 9 one of which' bears whiffletree Q, for use when only onehorseis employed to draw the plow, while the other carries double-treeQ, for use in case two horses are so employed. For plowing with threehorses any of the common forms of three-horse equalizers may besubstituted for double-tree Q.

To allow vertical play in the draft-rod P, so

as to conform to the rise and fall of the plowbeam G, when adjusted asheretofore described, and also to the inequalities of the ground, and atthe same time to preserve a perfectly straight draft, I attachguide-loop R, to the under side of front cross-bar E at the end nearestto the plow-beam G.

If preferred, the whiftletree may be attached directly tothe end oftongue 0, so that the line of draft will be midway between the wheels,instead of being on one side thereof.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. Thecombination of operating and suspending lever L with stirrup K, spring0, and plow-beam G, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of draft-rod P, plowbeam Gr, guide-100p R, andperforated link h,

substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I- claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH MOTI PAYNE.

Witnesses:

JAMES MILNER, DANIEL GREENE.

